Living in Oldtown, ID: what to set up and who to call
West Bonner Water Dist 1 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Oldtown comes from Northern Lights, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oldtown, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Oldtown.
Power comes from Northern Lights
Northern Lights (Northern Lights, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oldtown. Its homes paid an average of 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Idaho).
Start or move service: nli.coop · (208) 263-5141
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Bonner Water Dist 1
West Bonner Water Dist 1 supplies Oldtown: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 91% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 545 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.0 ppb. That’s higher than 96% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ID1090151.
3 home internet providers serve Oldtown
100% of 109 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiFiber | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wired or Wireless | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 89% | 100/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oldtown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oldtown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oldtown is in West Bonner County School District 83.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Oldtown spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Oldtown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oldtown | ZIP’s residents in Oldtown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83822 | Oldtown, ID | 92% | 10% |
| 83856 | Priest River, ID | 8% | 0% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Oldtown
Who supplies Oldtown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Bonner Water Dist 1 (EPA ID ID1090151). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oldtown?
Northern Lights (Northern Lights, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oldtown?
MiFiber, Wired or Wireless, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oldtown?
83822 (92%), 83856 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oldtown in?
West Bonner County School District 83.
How do I register to vote in Oldtown?
In Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Bonner County Clerk. Check your registration at elections.sos.idaho.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.